Lot Essay
The patent was granted to A. Brin on 8 October 1891 for Improvements in photography and in photographic apparatus, it was almost immediately abandoned.
VARIOUSLY DISGUISED CAMERAS
A. BRIN, London
Details
A. BRIN, London
A 1 inch diameter Brin's patent camera no. 536 with lacquered brass body, engraved Brin's patent No. 17143, single meniscus taking lens, sprung-flap shutter, push-pull focusing viewing lens, removable plano-concave eyepiece, lacquered brass and ebony handle and brass single darkslide with sprung retaining plate, in a fitted plush lined case.
A 1 inch diameter Brin's patent camera no. 536 with lacquered brass body, engraved Brin's patent No. 17143, single meniscus taking lens, sprung-flap shutter, push-pull focusing viewing lens, removable plano-concave eyepiece, lacquered brass and ebony handle and brass single darkslide with sprung retaining plate, in a fitted plush lined case.
Literature
Auer (1978), Die Geheimkameras, p. 150, 151.
Coe (1978), Cameras, p. 126.
White (1990), Subminiature photography, p. 20-21.
Coe (1978), Cameras, p. 126.
White (1990), Subminiature photography, p. 20-21.
Further details
See front cover illustration